Coming soon and Maintenance mode vs WP Maintenance Mode
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| Feature | Coming soon and Maintenance mode v3.8.8 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.2/5 Visit Details | WP Maintenance Mode v2.6.24 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 8,000+ | 400,000+ |
| Last updated | February 2, 2026 | September 29, 2026 |
| Editions | Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt · Coming soon and Maintenance mode WpDevArt Pro ($) | LightStart |
| Pros | Simple responsive holding page; Logo, background and message settings; Search engine robots and meta controls in the free version | Free, with maintenance and coming soon pages; Subscriber list stored in the database; Login form shortcode for visitors; Setup wizard with page templates via Otter Blocks |
| Cons | Subscribe form and countdown need the Pro version; Few admin options compared with larger maintenance plugins; Upgrade-to-Pro link added to the plugin list | The setup wizard can install and activate Otter Blocks; Usage tracking is offered in the setup wizard; Subscriber data is kept in the site database, not in an external service |
| Mentioned in our posts | 2 | 3 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Coming soon and maintenance front-end page, Search engine robots and meta settings, Client IP detection for access exceptions, Subscribe form and mailing list (Pro feature) ($) | Maintenance and coming soon page, Subscriber list table, Login form shortcode, Shortcode wrapper for page content, Setup wizard with template choice, Google Analytics code on the page, Abilities API registration |
| Integrations | ||
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics, ThemeIsle SDK telemetry |
| Plugins | — | Otter Blocks |
| Requires WordPress | 3.4.0 | 4.7 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.1 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | — | api.themeisle.com, translations.themeisle.com |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |